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Miya Tanaka
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2007
American artisans try to help Japan appreciate its 'washi'
At a studio nestled in the woods in Saitama Prefecture, where it is quiet enough to hear the sound of a nearby stream, a 63-year-old man carefully tilts a wood-framed screen to create the traditional paper known as "washi."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2006
Center a testimony to Japan's war of aggression
A resource center focusing on Japan's wartime aggression in China and other parts of Asia has opened in Saitama Prefecture, exhibiting documents in which some 300 Japanese veterans confess to atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2006
Justice eludes hibakusha 61 years on
The nation marked the 61st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this month, but many survivors are still frustrated by what they see as the government's lack of measures and understanding of their enduring plight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2006
Support scarce for N. Korean hibakusha
Lee Sil Gun, a 77-year-old Korean living in Hiroshima, has struggled for the past 30 years to help North Korean atomic bomb survivors yet to receive any government support due to the lack of diplomatic ties with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2006
JAL displays messages by 1985 crash victims
Japan Airlines Corp. is displaying messages at its Safety Promotion Center written by passengers and a cabin attendant before they died in the 1985 jumbo jet crash in Gunma Prefecture that claimed 520 lives.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2006
Chernobyl survivor on musical mission
me." International reports have shown conflicting views over the effects related to childbirth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2006
Noh actor seeks new audiences for art
FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) Sakio Hashioka, a 37-year-old noh actor, is working to make the oldest professional theater in existence as popular as rock concerts, using the business sense he acquired when he was a salesman.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2005
Pearl Harbor was mistake: attack vet, 89
To Zenji Abe, 89, a former dive-bomber pilot, Pearl Harbor was a place where he headed to risk his life to defend his country. But more than 60 years later, it has turned into a place where he can nurture ties with American friends who had once been his foes.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005
'85 JAL crash still painful for the families
Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash have published a collection of essays as part of efforts to keep alive the tragedy -- which killed 520 people -- ahead of its 20th anniversary on Aug. 12.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2005
Airlines grapple to root out human error
The airline industry and the transport ministry are trying to overhaul safety standards following a series of blunders involving commercial aircraft, but finding a quick solution will not be easy.
One in 10 young people in Japan a victim of molestation, survey finds
The survey found that most groping cases occurred on trains and that 80.4% of victims did not alert the police or train station staff after being groped, out of fears of causing a commotion.
Weak yen inflicts major damage to small and midsize businesses, survey says
The weakness of the yen is posing a big problem for small and midsize businesses. As for desired exchange rates, 69.5％ said they want the yen trading between ¥110 and ¥135 to the dollar.
Over 80 nursing homes in Japan went bankrupt in first half
A nursing home in Ishikawa Prefecture. Wage increases in other industries have made the nursing care sector less attractive.
Japan faces shortage of almost a million foreign workers in 2040
A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan releases new banknotes for first time in 20 years
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida show off the new banknotes in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Shareholder revolts in Japan put proxy advisory firms in the hot seat
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo
Asking for food substitutions at a Japanese restaurant
With the vegan lifestyle becoming more popular in recent years, Japanese restaurants and inns have begun to offer more vegetarian options.
Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure
Tourists in front of the restaurant and shopping area of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers climbing the mountain, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 19.
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
Japan looks farther out to sea for overdue wind power boost
Wind turbines near New Brighton, England. According to the International Energy Agency, Japan could produce over 900% of its energy demand with offshore wind alone.

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